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Mata Hari: Seductress, Social Shocker, and Spy (I)
20 Nov
Postcard of Mata Hari in Paris
Passion. Intrigue. Brilliance. Power.
A woman made infamous by the international scandal of her 1917 trial and subsequent execution, Mata Hari fully embodies William Shakespeare’s statement that “God has given you one face, and you make yourself another.” Many people still remember the legends left by Mata Hari’s supposed treachery during WWI, her storied life as a spy, and her resulting death by firing squad. But few know that she was not always a woman of famed beauty, known for her ability to shock and awe. Rather, her story was quite different at the beginning . . . in a small town in the Netherlands.
“She was free in her wildness. She was a wanderess, a drop of free water. She belonged to no man and to no city” ~ Roman Payne
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